Veteran coach Danny Smith is joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as new special teams coordinator.
Smith, 72, had been with the Pittsburgh Steelers as the club’s special teams coordinator since 2013. But with Mike Tomlin stepping down as head coach, Pittsburgh gave its assistants permission to find roles elsewhere.
Smith has been serving as a special teams coordinator since 1995 when the Philadelphia Eagles hired him in the role. While he was Detroit Lions’ tight ends coach from 1999-2000, he has since served as special teams coordinator for the Buffalo Bills (2001-2003), Washington Redskins(2004-2012), and Pittsburgh.